Brazil vs Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory

Brazil
11.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica
13.0%
in 2022
Brazil rank
26th
Costa Rica rank
24th

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
05101520200620142022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 13.0% against 11.6% in Brazil, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Brazil ranks 26th and Costa Rica ranks 24th of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 13.3% 15.5% 2.2% Costa Rica
2010s 13.3% 12.0% 1.4% Brazil
2020s 10.6% 11.9% 1.3% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 13.0% against 11.6% in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory between Brazil and Costa Rica?
1.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory?
Brazil ranks 26th and Costa Rica ranks 24th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population